184 million passwords for Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and more leaked in massive data breach

The file was completely exposed - no encryption, no password protection, no security - just a plain text document containing millions of sensitive data entries.

Yet another data breach has exposed passwords and other sensitive information – but this one is a whopper.

Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler revealed his discovery of a massive online database containing more than 184 million unique account credentials, in a report published late last month. Usernames, passwords, emails, and URLs for a host of applications and websites, including Google, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat, among others, were stored in a file. The database also contained credentials for bank and financial accounts, health platforms, and government portals.

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The problem? The file was unencrypted. No password protection. No security. Just a plain text file with millions of sensitive pieces of data.

Based on his analysis, Fowler determined ...